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1134222

registered interest
date	25/06/2019
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Climate Change
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department is taking to ensure a coordinated response across Government on tackling climate change.
tabling member constituency	Eddisbury
tabling member printed	Antoinette Sandbach
uin	268601
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2019 answer text <p>Climate change is one of the most urgent and pressing challenges we face today, and tackling it is a cross-government priority.</p><p> </p><p>The Clean Growth Inter-Ministerial Group, which brings together ministers from across government, is responsible for overseeing the implementation of the Clean Growth Strategy and driving ambitious clean growth, decarbonisation and wider environmental policies.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 01/07/2019 14:09:15 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	4506 label Biography information for Antoinette Sandbach

1134223

registered interest
date	24/06/2019
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Carbon Emissions: Departmental Coordination
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of establishing a cross-departmental committee to implement the transition to a net zero economy.
tabling member constituency	Eddisbury
tabling member printed	Antoinette Sandbach
uin	268602
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2019 answer text <p>Climate change is one of the most urgent and pressing challenges we face today, and tackling it is a cross-government priority.</p><p> </p><p>The Clean Growth Inter-Ministerial Group, which brings together ministers from across government, is responsible for overseeing the implementation of the Clean Growth Strategy and driving ambitious clean growth, decarbonisation and wider environmental policies.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 01/07/2019 14:09:21 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	4506 label Biography information for Antoinette Sandbach

1134224

registered interest
date	24/06/2019
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Nuclear Power Stations: Construction
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that (a) delays to and (b) cancellations of nuclear power station developments does not affect the Government's ability to meet its 2050 climate change targets.
tabling member constituency	Eddisbury
tabling member printed	Antoinette Sandbach
uin	268603
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2019 answer text <p>On 27 June, a new, legally binding target to reach net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 came into force. This will require ambitious action across the economy building on our Clean Growth Strategy. Whether it is through our global offshore wind industry, our leadership on green finance, or our unrivalled research base leading the charge on electric vehicles, we are showing the economic benefits of how cutting emissions can help to grow our economy.</p><p> </p><p>In the power sector, this will mean significant expansion in low carbon electricity generation, with important roles for renewables, carbon capture usage and storage, and nuclear power. We are already taking action to deliver this through the offshore wind sector deal, a commitment to bi-annual allocation of Contracts for Difference for renewable electricity generation with the third allocation round launched on 29 May, the nuclear sector deal, our review of the viability of a Regulated Asset Base (RAB) funding model for new nuclear power stations, and the CCUS action plan. The planned Energy White Paper will set out more detail on the policy framework that supports our ambitions.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 01/07/2019 14:09:29 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	4506 label Biography information for Antoinette Sandbach

1134225

registered interest
date	24/06/2019
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Renewable Energy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he will take to ensure that the decarbonisation of the power sector continues in line with the UK’s long term climate change targets.
tabling member constituency	Eddisbury
tabling member printed	Antoinette Sandbach
uin	268604
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2019 answer text <p>This Government has been successful in decarbonising the power sector, as demonstrated by the fact that low-carbon technologies now provide over 50% of our power. As a result, the carbon intensity of the power sector has nearly halved over recent years, from 450g CO<sub>2</sub>/kWh in 2010 to 230g CO<sub>2</sub>/kWh in 2017.</p><p>The Clean Growth Strategy set out our plans to build on our progress in decarbonising the power sector, while looking further across the whole of the economy and the country. It includes ambitious proposals on housing, business, transport, the natural environment and green finance, with actions for departments across Whitehall. We have also we placed Clean Growth at the heart of our Industrial Strategy and made it one of four Grand Challenges to show our commitment to reduce our emissions whilst driving cleaner economic growth.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 02/07/2019 14:10:25 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	4506 label Biography information for Antoinette Sandbach

1134226

registered interest
date	24/06/2019
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Housing: Energy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment his Department has made of the potential economic benefits of a large-scale investment programme to improve the energy efficiency of domestic buildings.
tabling member constituency	Eddisbury
tabling member printed	Antoinette Sandbach
uin	268605
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2019 answer text <p>Investment in energy efficiency brings a wide range of economic benefits to households, businesses, society and the energy system as a whole. More efficient homes mean lower energy bills and increased comfort for occupants, the annual running costs of a Band C rated home are £270 lower than the average Band D rated home and £650 lower than the average Band E rated home. There are also benefits through the improved occupant health, the Building Research Establishment has estimated that the cost of cold and damp homes to the NHS is approximately £760 million per year. The energy efficiency industry forms the largest group within the low carbon and renewable energy sector and the UK’s energy efficient product group has a turnover of over £20.7 billion and employs over 140,000 full time equivalents. Energy efficiency can also play a crucial role in meeting our carbon targets at least cost, by helping reduce pressure on energy system as we move towards low carbon electricity and heat. This is why, in the Clean Growth Strategy, we set out our aspiration that as many homes as possible should be Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) Band C by 2035, where practical, cost-effective and affordable.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 01/07/2019 14:09:36 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	4506 label Biography information for Antoinette Sandbach

1134227

registered interest
date	24/06/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Departmental Coordination: Carbon Emissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to ensure cross-departmental spending decisions support the transition to a net zero economy.
tabling member constituency	Eddisbury
tabling member printed	Antoinette Sandbach
uin	268606
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2019 answer text <p>Environmental objectives are always fully considered as part of Treasury spending and policy decisions, including at the next Spending Review.</p><p> </p><p>The Treasury has accepted the recommendation from the Committee on Climate change to conduct a review into the costs of decarbonisation. The Review will consider how to achieve this transition in a way that works for households, businesses and public finances, as well as the implications for UK competitiveness.</p><p> </p><p>The next Spending Review will build on experience and lessons learnt from previous events and aim to ensure that policy issues are considered across departmental boundaries.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 28/06/2019 07:40:33 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4506 label Biography information for Antoinette Sandbach

1129986

registered interest
date	05/06/2019
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Solar Power: Smart Export Guarantee
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what progress has been made on (a) finalising the Smart Export Guarantee and (b) providing support for community energy as referred to in the consultation on that guarantee.
tabling member constituency	Eddisbury
tabling member printed	Antoinette Sandbach
uin	260691
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2019 answer text <p>On 10 June we launched the Smart Export Guarantee, which will ensure that small-scale low-carbon generators are paid for the power they export to the grid. The SEG provides space for innovative market solutions to come forward, and supports the uptake of flexible technologies such as batteries - reinforcing our smart energy agenda.</p><p> </p><p>BEIS also supports communities through the Rural Community Energy Fund. This re-opened at the end of May to support communities seeking to develop a wide range of low carbon activities. The £10m fund provides grants to communities for feasibility studies to scope out ideas, and where projects are viable, another grant to help develop the project to investment readiness.</p><p> </p><p>Eligible community projects will be able to benefit from the SEG, however we recognise that it may be more suitable for some projects than others. We are continuing to consider what measures we could take to support the efforts of communities that wish to invest in low-carbon community energy.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 12/06/2019 14:21:44 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	4506 label Biography information for Antoinette Sandbach

1054022

registered interest
date	04/02/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Education: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent comparative assessment he has made of education funding in England and in other countries.
tabling member constituency	Eddisbury
tabling member printed	Antoinette Sandbach
uin	908971
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2019 answer text <p>The most recent OECD data shows that the UK spent at least as much per pupil on state school education as any other G7 nation, apart from the United States.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb grouped question UIN 908976 question first answered 04/02/2019 16:57:17 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4506 label Biography information for Antoinette Sandbach

1045501

registered interest
date	21/01/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	High Speed 2 Line
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 16 January 2019 to Question 206432, whether he plans to hold a further route refinement consultation in relation to the High Speed Two Phase 2b route this year.
tabling member constituency	Eddisbury
tabling member printed	Antoinette Sandbach
uin	210561
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2019 answer text <p>The Secretary of State explained in his statement to the House on 11 October 2018, that he expects to consult on further potential changes to Phase 2b in 2019, including some to facilitate Northern Powerhouse Rail.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 28/01/2019 16:50:13 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4506 label Biography information for Antoinette Sandbach

1041722

registered interest
date	15/01/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	High Speed 2 Line
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 14 January 2019 to Question 205987 on High Speed 2, when he plans to publish the barn owl mitigation plan.
tabling member constituency	Eddisbury
tabling member printed	Antoinette Sandbach
uin	208928
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2019 answer text <p>HS2 Ltd has been working closely with stakeholders and experts to develop the barn owl mitigation plan, which they plan to publish early this year.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 21/01/2019 13:38:19 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4506 label Biography information for Antoinette Sandbach